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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Sportswriter: Sunday’s Game 5 of the World Series Was an Instant Classic That ‘Had Absolutely Everything’

“When it was all over — after home-plate ump Bill Miller had called his last ball a strike, after Clayton Kershaw had opened anew questions about his October temerity, after George Springer transitioned from goat to hero in 15 minutes,…

Paramount Network, Time Inc. Productions Announce Collaboration

Paramount Network and Time Inc. Productions are collaborating to create TV programming in a multi-project deal announced today. Two non-scripted projects linked to Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly received pilot orders. “From Sports Illustrated and Jerry Bruckheimer TV,…

CBS Releases NSFW Red Band Trailer for All Access Series

CBS today rolled out plans for an upcoming All Access comedy series, releasing key art and a new NSFW red band trailer for “No Activity.” Watch the trailer below, and you can click here to see the new key art….

‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 43 Continues With All-Star Lineups on Nov. 4, 11 & 18

Press release from NBC, Oct. 30, 2017: “Saturday Night Live” will return its live coast-to-coast season on Nov. 4 with host Larry David. Hosting for the second time and returning to the “SNL” stage following his portrayal of Sen. Bernie…

CBS All Access Reveals Official NSFW Red Band Trailer and Key Art for ‘No Activity’

Press release from CBS, Oct. 30, 2017: CBS All Access, the CBS Television Network’s digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today revealed the official NSFW red band trailer and key art for its first original comedy series, NO…

IFC’s ‘Brockmire’ Steps Back Up to the Plate in Season 2: More Baseball, More Booze, and Even More Guest Stars

Press release from IFC, Oct. 30, 2017: IFC today announced details and guest stars for Season 2 of Brockmire, its critically acclaimed comedy starring Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) as Jim Brockmire, the whiskey-soaked, plaid jacket-wearing baseball announcer trying to make…

Kevin Spacey Apologizes After Being Accused of Sexual Misconduct. He Also Comes Out as Gay

Actor Kevin Spacey “apologized Sunday night for what he said ‘would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior’ after the actor Anthony Rapp accused him of making a sexual advance on him 31 years ago, when Mr. Rapp was 14 years…

Report: TV Correspondent Who Has Expressed Disgust Over Weinstein Is Accused of Sexual Harassment

A television personality who has sounded off about Harvey Weinstein on the air has been accused of having his own history of sexual harassment, according to a report by TheWrap. “Since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, E! News correspondent Ken…

‘SNL’ Alums Reunite on Comedy Series

Two actors who were longtime co-stars on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” will be working together again on the Fox comedy series “The Last Man on Earth.” The series stars Will Forte, who was a regular on “SNL” from 2002 to…

Former Hollywood Reporter Editor Dies

The former editor of The Hollywood Reporter, who oversaw the publication during a multifaceted career that included a stint as a cartoon writer for Hanna-Barbera, has died. THR reports that Frank Barron died Monday of natural causes after a short…